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            <title>Private First Class Richard K. Jones</title>
            <description><![CDATA[I get all the casualty notices via email. 

As the OPTEMPO picks up in Afghanistan and the war continues in Iraq, it was bound to happen in this tight little community of ours.&nbsp; The hot breath of the dragon of war&nbsp;would lick out and touch one of us, directly, or indirectly.&nbsp; 

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 1 in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked their patrol with improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Killed were:

Cpl. Jonathan M. Walls, 27, of West Lawn, Penn.;

Pfc. Richard K. Jones, 21, of Person, N.C.; and

Pvt. Patrick S. Fitzgibbon, 19, of Knoxville, Tenn.

We've said this all along - like the local newspaper in Watertown, New York, home of Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain, we simply can't honor them all.&nbsp; So, we honor the ones with a connection to the Castle.&nbsp; Like Private First Class Jones.&nbsp;This time, it was frequent commenter Alan, the Paratrooper RN, and he'll carry the water for this one:&nbsp;]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:08:08 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Rick Hildreth on 2009-08-07</title>
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                <![CDATA[I send my sincere condolences to the family and friends of PFC. Richard K. Jones. <br />
May your family find peace and comfort in the words of our Lord at this difficult <br />
time. <br />
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Patriot Guard Rider.<br />
Army Vet.<br />
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment<br />
82nd Airborne]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:08:54 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from John (not the armorer) on 2009-08-07</title>
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                <![CDATA[We care enough we only send our best to defend our country.<br />
<br />
God bless all who are, or should be, touched by this loss of a fine young American.<br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:44:37 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Barb on 2009-08-06</title>
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                <![CDATA[RIP.&nbsp; I'm glad Alan will be there to honor your sacrifice and your family.]]>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:05:25 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from BillT on 2009-08-06</title>
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                <![CDATA[They'll be welcomed at FG by a flight school friend from the Fourth who passed that way thirty-nine years ago. He was a little older than they were, but not by much...<br />
<br />
<br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:33:50 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from olga on 2009-08-06</title>
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                RIP
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:00:57 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from fdcol63 on 2009-08-06</title>
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                <![CDATA[RIP, PFC Jones.<br />
<br />
I send my sincerest condolences and thanks to him and to his family and friends for their sacrifices on our behalf.]]>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:26:59 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from 1IDVET on 2009-08-06</title>
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                <![CDATA[Rest in peace gentlemen.<br />
Your task is done.<br />
God rest their souls and bring comfort to their families.]]>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:03:05 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from AFSister on 2009-08-06</title>
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                <![CDATA[They all touch me... but none more than those whose passing is marked by words from people I &quot;know&quot;- like Alan.<br />
Damn it.<br />
<br />
Hold her up, Alan.&nbsp; Hold her up... and let Franceen know that she has the thanks and sympathies of *this* proud American mother.]]>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:11:50 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Boquisucio on 2009-08-06</title>
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                <![CDATA[My heart goes to The Jones family, and all who loved Pfc Jones.&nbsp; May his gold star shine forever brightly upon all.<br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:18:31 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from AW1 Tim on 2009-08-06</title>
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                <![CDATA[<br />
&nbsp;God Bless him, and his shipmates.&nbsp; These are such bittersweet times.<br />]]>
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